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Old Sun Feb 22, 2015, 01:33am
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Originally Posted by ballgame99 View Post
Along these lines, I heard the student section yelling "GINGER" at an opposing player when he was on the free throw line. I told the home administrator about it and the guys asked me "is he redheaded?", to which I answered yes, and the guys then said "well then he's a ginger" and walked off. Ok then. I was under the impression that was a derogatory term?
You're right it is. Especially, in that context. Not racist, but a slur for sure.
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